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nuclear weapons testing program”.
~—— The plan is,-er-the-ore—head,. to consist of "a program of medical
care and treatment and environmental research and monitoring for any injury,
illness, or condition which may be the result directly or indirectly of such

nuclear weapons testing program”.

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femme (1) "an integrated, comprehensive health care program including primary,
secondary and teritary care with special emphasis upon the biological effects

of fonizing radiation", (2) an environmental monitoring, research, and dose
assessment program, and (3) an education and information program.
-- The plan is to be developed by the Secretary of the Interior in
consultation with the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and Health and Human
Services, and "with the direct involvement of representatives from the
people of each of the affected atolls and from the government of the Marshall

Islands."
-- The Secretary of the Interior is to submit the plan by January 1, 1981,
together with recommendations, if any, for further legislation, and including

his recommendation as to the feasibility of using the Public Health Service.
-- Costs associated with the development and implementation of the plan
are to be borne by the Secretary of Energy.
Statutory problems

In our discussions with interested Federal agencies and with representatives of the affected people of the Marshall Islands, several areas
of likely agreement and disagreement as to what the statute requires have
emerged.

While unanimity may be lacking, we believe that there is a consensus

on the following points:

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